Emily Dickinson Lexicon

department, n. [ME < Fr. département; see depart, v.] (webplay: men).

1. Separation; division; field; subject.
2. Branch; station; district; separate body.

departure, n. [OFr departeüre; see depart, v.] (webplay: bestow, go, God, have, men, perish, will, world).

1. Leaving; exiting; exodus; withdrawal; act of going away.
2. Separation; forsaking; deviation.

depend (-s), v. [OFr depend-re < L. dēpendere, hang.] (webplay: faithful, have, upon, will, would).

Rely; rest upon; [fig.] trust.

dependent, adj. [Fr. dépendant, hang down, depend.] (webplay: faithful, leaf, upon, without).

Conditional; needy; not able to exist or sustain oneself without the power of another.

deplore, v. [L. dēplōrāre, weep bitterly, bewail, give up as lost.]

1. Dislike; condemn; criticize; damn.
2. Lament; suffer; mourn; grieve.

deploy (-s), v. [Fr. déployer < L. displicāre, unfold]

Unfold; display; extend; send out.

deport, v. [OFr deporter < L. dēportāre, convey away, banish.] (webplay: before, Let, us).

Behave; comport; transport; carry away; carry off.

deportment (-s), n. [OFr deportement; see deport, v.] (webplay: country, goddess, Let, like, told).

Conduct; carriage; behavior; demeanor; bearing.

depose (-d, -s), v. [Fr. dépose-r < late L. pausāre, cease, lie down.] (webplay: court, fall, give, king, other).

Lay; place; put; degrade; [fig.] dethrone; (see Daniel 5:20).

deposit (-ing, -s), v. [Fr. depositer, commit into the keeping, trust of.] (webplay: charged, given, hands, safe-keeping).

1. Lay down; put in place; set down.
2. Entrust; consign; commit to the care of.